USC Football: Chris Galippo To Start At Linebacker

Pete Carroll has stated that Trojan Chris Galippo will start if Ray Maualuga has not recoveredfrom the injury he suffered during the Oregon State game.

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H/T: inside USC

Pentagon Plans To Send 14 Brigades To Iraq In 2009

Despite the dramatic drop in violence, and resulting casualties, in Iraq over the past year, the Pentagon does not anticipate a dramatic drop in U.S. troops deployed to Iraq.

The planned deployments involve about 26,000 troops and would maintain 14 combat brigades in Iraq from about February to early fall. But the decisions do not rule out potential changes as military leaders assess the security there and eye more troop withdrawals.

Judge Halverson Update: Husband To Face Charges Of Attempted Murder

First, in July 2007, Judge Elizabeth Halverson was prohibited from entering the courthouse where she sat as a judge.  Then she faced a hearing before the Nevada Judicial Discipline Commission for her alleged misconduct, which was delayed by her health problems.  Then her husband fractured her skull with a frying pan.

Now Judge Halverson’s husband, Edward Halverson, has been indicted by a grand jury in Las Vegas on charges of,

attempted murder with the use of a deadly weapon and battery constituting domestic violence with use of a deadly weapon resulting in substantial bodily harm.

More updates to follow as this case develops.

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Bama Is A Beast: And Other Top College Football Results

The #1 Trojans fell to Oregon State.  The #4 Florida Gators fell to unranked Old Miss.  The #8 Wisconsin Badgers lost to unranked Michigan.

But, the biggest game is the Tide of Alabama crushing Georgia.  weekend?

Dreadnaught’s prediction for the top 10:

1. Alabama
2. Oklahoma
3. LSU
4. Missouri
5. Texas
6. Penn State
7. Georgia
8. USC
9. Auburn
10. Florida

The Big 12 may have overtaken the SEC, at least at this point in the season.

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Season 5 Of The Office

Season 5 of The Office, U.S. version, premiered on 28SEP08.

Pam’s rendering of Dwight.

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H/T: Office Tally

USC v. Oregon State: Final Score 27 – 21 Oregon St

The Oregon State Beavers owned 3 of the 4 quarters in this game.

They deserved the win.

USC – 21

Oregon St – 27

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USC v Oregon State: First Half

The first half has not been good for the Men of Troy.  21-0 at the half.  Jacquizz Rodgers and Sammie Stroughter have been unstoppable.

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USC v. Oregon State Odds

USA Today has the Trojans a 24-point favorite over Oregon State.  The over/under is 51 points.

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O.J. Simpson On Trial

The LA Times has a page dedicated to the many trials of O.J. Simpson.

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USC Football: Quarterback Depth Chart For Oregon State Game

For the USC v Oregon State game, the USC depth chart for quarterbacks looks like this:

1. Mark Sanchez
2. Garrett Green
3. Aaron Corp
4. Mitch Mustain
   

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USC Football: Linebacker Update For USC v Oregon State

Earlier in the week it was reported that Trojan linebacker Brian Cushing was questionable, with a hamstring injury, for the Oregon State game.  If Cushing is unable to play, Clay Matthews – who has been lights out – will start as strongside linebacker.

USC backup linebackers Chris Gallippo (who is recovering from his second back surgery) and Luthur Brown have yet to be cleared for action.

UCLA: Dominance Remains With USC Just Look At The BYU Loss

UCLA recently took out an add proclaiming the end of USC’s football dominance in the City of Angeles.  Before Rich Neuheisel is ordained, one should look at the recent score in the UCLA v. BYU game: 59-0

To put this in perspective, the total margin of victor for opponents against USC in the Carroll Era is 59.

That is over a period of seven seasons.

Losses by the Trojans under Coach Carroll

2001

Duke: Worst Team In College Football According To Lawyer

Duke entered into a contract to play four football games against the University of  Louisville.  According to the complaint, Duke breached the contract.  Duke defended the lawsuit based on a provision of the contract that allowed Duke to avoid having to pay $150,000 penalty for each game not played, if Louisville could find an opponent of “similar statute” to Duke.

Duke’s lawyer argues there is no team of similar stature,

I think the Court can absolutely positively take judicial notice that Duke is probably the worst football team in Division I football. Everybody knows that. That’s no secret. The longest losing streak, the inability to ever win games. Everybody knows about it. That’s well documented. We certainly don’t have to go out and take six months of discovery to establish that for you.

No argument here.

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Judge Elizabeth Halverson Update: Surgery On Skull

Judge Elizabeth Halverson is the Las Vegas judge accused of abusing her bailiff and other staff members.  She was eventually suspended, and a misconduct hearing was conducted.

One of the complaints against Halverson was that she would, “put her husband under oath to ask if the house was clean.”  Apparently Mr. Halverson tired of the abuse and took matters into his own hands.

Edward Halverson is accused of beating Judge Halverson with a frying pan.  The injuries required Judge Halverson to undergo surgery to repair skull fractures.

According to reports,

According to the arrest report, when police arrived at the scene, they found Edward Halverson wearing only camouflage shorts covered in blood. There was also blood on his arms, legs, and his back.

The report also detailed the condition in which police found Elizabeth Halverson. She was apparently found on the bed in the master bedroom, bleeding profusely from her head due to a large, gaping wound.

How To Upgrade TiVo With A New Hard Drive: Get 638 Hours Of Recording Time

Before I replaced the hard drive on my TiVo I had 90 hours, 41 minutes of recording time, when set on basic quality.

After installing the new hard drive, I now have 638 hours, 33 minutes of recording time, when set on basic quality.

Before begining to explain the process of installing a new hard drive, I need to disclose that I have no training or experience in computer repair.  And, you should defer to the instruction that come with the new hard drive if there are any discrepancies between this post and the instrucitons.  That being said, this was very easy to do.

As I mentioned, I had never worked on a computer before, and I had never replaced a hard drive.  The entire process took me about 20 minutes, from unplugging the TiVo from the television to plugging it back in.

The TiVo was a Series 2 TiVo DVR, module24008A.  The upgrade was to a 500gb Seagate DB35 hard drive, ordered from weaKnees.com.

How To: Cook Baby Back Ribs On A Big Green Egg

I have cooked, or smoked, these a number of times – probably around 50 – and every time they turn out excellent.  I have had a number of people who do not even like ribs, when asked, say they love these.  Ribs are also a very affordable meal.  You should be able to get a full rack of baby backs, also called pork ribs, for around $8.  You can also use pork spare ribs, they turn out just as well and have more meat.

Ingredients:

• 1 – 3 racks of baby back ribs
• Dizzy Dust, All Purpose Barbecue Seasoning – available from The Dizzy Pig Barbecue Company
• Apple cider vinegar
• Apple juice – or cider
• Honey
• Yellow mustard
• BBQ sauce

After you have all your ingredients, start the following steps:

1. Remove the membrane from the inside of the rib.  This makes a bid difference and makes the meat much more tender.  Slide a butter knife under the membrane, then carefully pull on the membrane to remove it.  It helps to use a paper towel to grip the membrane and peel it off.
2. Cover both sides of the ribs with yellow mustard.  Don’t worry, the ribs do not taste like mustard, this all cooks off.
3. Cover the ribs with Dizzy Dust.  Now cover in cellophane and refrigerate for about 2 hours, or overnight.  I have not noticed a difference when the ribs are left to sit for 2 or 12 hours, this is mostly a preference for ease of cooking, if you want to prep the night before.  
4. Setup your BGE for indirect cooking, that is make is so the flame does not have direct contact with the ribs.  Note: when I first started using my BGE I made the mistake of using too much charcoal.  In this picture the charcoal is just filling the bottom of the fire box.  If you need to add more charcoal during cooking it is easy to do.  Also, using less charcoal makes it easier to control the temperature, especially when cooking at low temperatures.
5. I place a roasting pan under the rib rack, this keeps the fire from flaming.  You can put some of the juice and vinegar mix in the bottom of the roasting pan to add moisture.  I usually do this after the first hour.  
6. Get your smoker to about 250 and place a few chunks of hickory, soaked overnight, on the fire to produce smoke.  Place your ribs in your BGE or smoker.  Get the temperature stabilized around 220.
7. After the first hour, begin to give a light spray to  the ribs with a mixture of 1/2 apple juice, 1/2 apple cider vinegar and a good pinch of your rub and a pinch of sugar.  Give a light spray every 30 minuets.  Note: The photo below is after the ribs have cooked for 2 hours.  The mustard bottle on the right is what I use to spray the juice and vinegar mixture.  I found that if I used a spray bottle it would clog because of the rub, using the old mustard bottle fixed the problem.
8. Every hour rearrange the ribs to ensure all portions of the ribs cook equally.  After hour 3, coat lightly with honey every hour.  This allows you to coat each side.
9. After about 3.5 hours the ribs will begin to get close to being done.  Now every 30 minuets, in addition to the spray with the juice and vinegar, drizzle some honey on the ribs.  The honey gives the ribs a good glaze and make them look better, also they add to the sweat taste.
10. At about 4.5 hours it will be time to take the ribs off the fire.  You can check the ribs with a meat thermometer (temperature should be about 205), or just pick the rack up.  If the rack folds easily, then they are done.
11. Pull the ribs off and wrap in aluminum foil and allow to sit for 30 minuets.  If you do not plan to eat the ribs immediately you can wrap them in foil and reheat them latter, when applying sauce.  I have even frozen the ribs after smoking and reheated them on the grill later.
12. If you are eating the ribs immediately, cover the ribs with a sweat BBQ sauce, on the meat side, but not on the bone side.  I use Sweet Baby Ray’s Honey.
13. Place the ribs back on the BGE, bone down, for about 20 minuets.
14. Remove, cut either at each bone, or every other bone, and enjoy.

This recipe is the result of much trial and error, but it was also helped by a number of other recipes, here are some of them:

• Dizzy Pig
• BGE Recipe Book
• grilladelic
• Food & Fire

Here is the recipe for a great side dish: coleslaw, from Elder Ward “I Fought the Slaw and The Slaw Won.”

Ingredients

• 3 Lbs. cabbage
• 3 ribs of celery
• 1 yellow onion
• 1 bell pepper
• 3 carrots
• 2 cups of sugar,  Turbinado is preferred
  • Shred and mix with the sugar.
• 1/2 cup white vinegar
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup EVOO
• 1 tsp celery seed
• 1 tsp kosher salt
  • Bring to boil and pour over cabbage mix, then chill for 12 hours.

I do not like coleslaw, because it has mayonnaise.  This version is great, because of the EVOO.  Even if you don’t like coleslaw you will like this.

I hope you enjoy these recipes.  If you have any suggestions or comments, please contribute.  It is always possible to learn more about barbecuing.

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UCLA v. Tennessee: Quarterback Kevin Craft Shines In Second Half

Kevin Craft has been outstanding during the 2nd half for UCLA against Tennessee.  During the 1st half he threw 4 interceptions.  This is a great game. (this coming from a Trojan fan)

The UCLA defense has been bringing it, especially in the 2nd half.  Not a bad showing by the Pac-10.  Tennessee goes up by 4 with 1:54 to play.

UCLA comes back with a very good 2-minute offense.  UCLA scores a TD with :27 remaining.  That was a flawless 2-minute drill and Craft was as good as any QB in the country on that drive.

Tennessee kicks FG to take the game to OT.

Tennessee missed FG from 34 in OT

Final Score:

UCLA-27

Tenn -24

Here is the play-by-play coverage.

YMSWWC will have all the Tennessee coverage you need.

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